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This CNS graphic illustrated the most-viewed story of August. (CNS/Emily Thompson)

Sin and confession (see below) were two big topics in August, at least according to our monthly list of most-viewed stories. Vatican denials of rumored changes in the church — Nos. 5 and 8 below — were also big (it was, after all, ferragosto, when not much else happens in Rome).

Skim this list to see if there were any other stories you missed seeing last month. September will be busier, we promise.

3. Nobody’s perfect: Remembering Ted Kennedy (Aug. 26 — not a story but a sample from our columns package for Catholic newspapers, this one written by the former president of The Catholic University of America.)